SWAMAs 2020: All the nominees

To vote, the public can dial *7768# on the MTN network, select 2 for SWAMA followed by the category number and unique code of the nominee. The public can send bulk votes at one go by entering the number of votes they want to send, and select confirm. Each vote costs E1. The deadline for voting is 24 November.

There are no nominees in the Most Streamed Song on MusicTime and Most Downloaded Callertune categories. The public should nominate an artist of their choice using the provided codes.

Below is the full list of nominees:

1. Best Online Presentation: Poetry

• Beezae (0101)
• MoCats (0102)
• Senetisiwe (0103)
• The Silent Writer (0104)
• Ntobie (0105)

2. Best Online Presentation: Comedy

• Gedlembane (0201)
• Smallz, Gogo & S'lwane (0202)
• Bongiswa & Darren for Angisati Ngitsini (0203)
• Mdura for Auntie Nomphumelelo & Malume Phinias (0204)
• Dr Shakes (0205)

3. Best Online Presentation: DJ

• Dope Deep for Solanis Behind Bars (0301)
• Slotta for Sweet Temptation Online Party (0302)
• DJ Cup for Sweet Temptation Online Paty (0303)
• DJ Lady Zee for Ultimate Stay Home Party (0304)
• DJ Matamza for New Life Xperience (0305)

4. Best Online Presentation: Music

• Judah for Soul Saturdays (0401)
• Sands for MTN Bushfire Digital Festival (0402)
• Velemseni for Shisa (live) in the woods (0403)
• Yemaa: The Reveal (0404)
• Nomalungelo on DTTV (0405)

5. Best Dance Artist/Group

• Dynamic Groovers (0501)
• Pelepele Dance Group (0502)
• Showstoppers (0503)
• Toothless the Dancer (0504)
• Shepard Brothers (0505)

6. Best Afro Pop Song

• ‘Nqo Nqo’ – Chief Umtukulu (0601)
• ‘Putsununu’ – Mvilas (0602)
• ‘Bosbali’ – LK (0603)
• ‘Dali’ – A2Z (0604)
• ‘Atilime Tiyetjeni’ – Symphony ft. Bholoja (0605)

7. Best Jazz/Afro Soul Song

• ‘Moments in Time’ – Mangabass (0701)
• ‘Barely’ – Velemseni (0702)
• ‘Happy People’ – Khole (0703)
• ‘Miracle’ – Sphiwoshort (0704)
• ‘Holy is the Lord’ – Fakazi Samuel (0705)

8. Best Traditional Song

• ‘Ubuyaphi’ – Ingungulazane (0801)
• ‘Ngetsembela Kuwe’ – Mjalibhunu (0802)
• ‘SODV’ – Mshikishi ft. Khole (0803)
• ‘Ngicela usizo Lwakho’ – Shoba levangeli (0804)
• ‘Silam'lele’ – Sondonzima (0805)

9. Best Urban Song

• ‘Funi Mali’ – Flameboy Universe ft. Colbert (0901)
• ‘Barely’ – Velemseni (0902)
• ‘Feel the Vibe’ – Street Cooper ft. Adora (0903)
• ‘Deeper’ – Nomalungelo (0904)
• ‘Makoti’ – Lyrikal Busta ft. Sbu Ngema (0905)

10. Best Gospel Song

• ‘Ewe Lingamandla’ – Police Gospel Messengers (1001)
• ‘Going Forward’ – X.O The Hip Hop Aposte (1002)
• ‘Konkhe Kuyang'lungela’ – Linda Dlamini (1003)
• ‘Serve’ – Harmony Trinity (1004)
• ‘Umalusi nguJehova’ – Umkhosi WaMadodana (1005)

11. Best House Song

• ‘Do It’ – Mistosoul ft. Mvelo & Semusa (1101)
• ‘Emadlelweni’ – DJ Mbo ft. Symphony (1102)
• ‘2020’ – Canny Deep (1103)
• ‘Happiness’ – DJ Cup & Slotta ft. Mvelo (1104)
• ‘Imagine’ – !Sooks ft. Lazarusman (1105)

12. Best Hip Hop Song

• ‘Quentin Quarantino’ – Lution (1201)
• ‘Myekeleni’ – Kena (1202)
• ‘Note to Self’ – Llucid MusiQ (1203)
• ‘Guidance’ – Sisekelo Shawn ft. Teazy and Miguel (1204)
• ‘Too Young’ – Steez (1205)
• ‘Wadla Jesu’ – Mr Kangaroo (1206)

13. Best Collaboration

• ‘Ngiyathandaza’ – Sands ft. Tsepo Tshola (1301)
• ‘Happiness’ – DJ Cup & Slotta ft. Mvelo (1302)
• ‘Feel the Vibe’ – Street Cooper ft. Adora - (1303)
• ‘Asibemunye’ – Eswatini Artists Ensemble (1304)
• ‘Zumbu’ – Msimisi ft. Sands (1305)
• ‘Emadlelweni’ – DJ Mbo ft. Symphony (1306)

14. Best Newcomer

• A2Z (1401)
• Lindz (1402)
• MiloKul (1403)
• Canny Deep (1404)
• Zinia (1405)
• Street Cooper (1406)

15. Best Music Video Director

• Sandile Makhanya (1501)
• Direktor Kwenu (1502)
• Mmeli Hlanze & Alexandros Hatzinikolaou (1503)
• Tinashe Naishe (1504)
• Direktor Astom (1505)

16. Best Music Producer

• Mr Kangaroo (1601)
• Mozaik The Producer (1602)
• SubJamz (1603)
• Slotta (1604)
• !Sooks (1605)

17. Most Streamed Song on MusicTime

• (1701)

18. Most Downloaded Callertune

• (1801)

19. Music Video of the Year

• ‘Buya Sitsandzane’ – Judah (1901)
• ‘Lutsandvo’ – Mzwaa ft. Velemseni (1902)
• ‘Barely’ – Velemseni (1903)
• ‘Happiness’ – DJ Cup & Slotta ft. Mvelo (1904)
• ‘Nqo Nqo’ – Chief Umtukulu (1905)
• ‘Phree’ – Zoe Genesis ft. Oxygen (1906)
• ‘Cash Quirk’ – Searwater aLaSea ft. Ncwiki Flex & CNXBoi100 (1907)

20. Album of the Year

• Wadla Jesu – Mr Kangaroo (2001)
• Ngiyatitsandzela – Miss Trophy (2002)
• Bayekele bakhulume – Phathwakahle (2003)
• Sizobizwa Masinyane – Thabile Myeni (2004)
• Ma Africa – Mshikishi (2005)

21. Lifetime Achievement

• (2101)

22. Patron & President's Award

• (2201)

23. Song of the Year

• ‘Happiness’ – DJ Cup & Slotta ft. Mvelo (2301)
• ‘Makoti’ – Lyrikal Busta ft. Sbu Ngema (2302)
• ‘Buya Sitsandzane’ –Judah (2303)
• ‘Barely’ – Velemseni (2304)
• ‘Imagine’ – !Sooks ft. Lazarusman (2305)
• ‘Feel the Vibe’ – Street Cooper ft. Adora (2306)
• ‘Note to Self’ – Llucid MusiQ (2307)
• ‘Emadlelweni’ – DJ Mbo ft. Symphony (2308)
• ‘Ngiyathandaza’ – Sands ft. Tsepo Tshola (2309)
• ‘SODV’ – Skinny G ft. Mzioni (2310)